Anyone here familiar with http://www.tacky.dk ? They linked up and the site started getting flooded again.
Tacky is a Scandinavian web portal for skaters and snowboarders. They are run out of Norway
www.tacky.no but have local editors in Sweden, Denmark and Holland
www.tackyworld.com Check out tackyworld, its in english.
The most striking aspect of the site as you will see is the local coverage, local pros the local scene..
In Europe there is no problem with blanks or shop decks, instead you see a community of thriving local brands, crews that save up the money they make delivering newspapers or selling weed and starting their own skatebrand.
There are no haters, nobody is getting rich, the local brands support the local rippers, skateboards are sold in skateshops, everybody is just having a good time.
Kids are stoked on the US pros, but they are also equally stoked on their local heroes.
Before the IASC debacle US brands did not sell much at all, now sales will probably decrease.
Anyhow, this is a good thread, I follow and observe. Neal, keep up the good work.